NFF Chapter Leadership Award Recipients

2023 Matt May

  • Chapter NFF Greater Baltimore Chapter
  • Year 2023

Biography

East Region
 
Growing up playing football at Dulaney High School in Cockeysville, Maryland, and later at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, Matt May has had a passion for the game of football from an early age.
 
"I think the game of football instills qualities that should be exemplified in society," said May. "Things like leadership, toughness, teamwork and grit that seem to be lacking in society but are found on the football field. Kids that are willing to put in the work should be recognized for their efforts. The foundation allows our community to do that."
 
May has been a part of the NFF community since 2005, when he was tabbed as the chapter's secretary. In 2018, he became president, a title he still holds. May played an integral role in the chapter's implementation of the combine concept from the Houston chapter and had their first successful partnership with the Baltimore Ravens in April 2023.
 
Established in 1961, the Baltimore Chapter has been actively promoting amateur football in Baltimore and the surrounding counties of Anne Arundel, Carroll, Frederick, Harford and Howard. The main activity of the Baltimore Chapter each year is its scholar-athlete banquet. The chapter boasts one of the largest banquets with over 1,200 people in attendance.
 
Since the first dinner in 1964, more than 2,800 student athletes have been honored and more than 40,000 people have attended the dinner. A highlight of the dinner is the presentation of scholarship awards with more than $350,000 having been awarded. The chapter also presents its coveted Service to Football Award, which is bestowed to individuals who have best served high school or college football in the area. The award is presented in the name of Herb Armstrong, a founding member and longtime president of the Maryland Scholastic Association.
 
A 1997 graduate of Washington and Lee University, May earned a degree in economics and political science. May is married to his wife Donna and they have three children: Courtney, Kelley, and Megan.